Chicken coop ordered - Check!

My previous mentions of a new chicken coop have included the hope for a small "sitting/storage area inside it's walls. So I thought a regular shed would be the answer. We have been in deep discussion on whom to purchase the building from. At first we thought a regular shed would be the right route but despite the rent to own option, I did not feel comfortable with the price tag NOR buying from a company that is not independent. I knew there had to be another way, to which I found it.

 I found a local man who builds affordable chicken coops in a rather smart savvy fashion not only in building cost to him but keeping the overhead cost low for the new owner. For the base model of a 4x4 coop he charges $220 at the time of this posting{no siding, just OSB walls which  for a very low additional price a choice of siding or barn knot wood exterior} . That comes with nesting box's built into the back wall, a window over the human door and a hen door placed in your desired spot. The roofing is galvanized metal. By the way, he will deliver within 6 states but you can pick it up with a full size bed truck, since these will fit right in the back for moving.

T1-11 siding model

We are going with his 4x8 model with osb walls. I prefer to paint it and knowing how I am, will change colors over the years which makes sense to just go with the OSB walls. I am customizing our coop with a dutch door on one end, a window above the nesting box back wall, 2 windows with flower boxes underneath on a side wall and the hen door on the blank wall-which will butt up to the chain link fence of their run. Our total cost for the new coop? $350! That's it! Now compare that to those sheds out there which do not have all these options AND customized for chickens.  You can not find one of quality and customization for anywhere near that price.

One of Jim's coop's in the downtown inner city of Cincinatti, just feet from other homes.  The coop owners did a fantastic job customizing it to their urban needs and setting it up the enclosed run. 

"Custom design and firm pricing on the finished project - No Surprises. Our Most Popular Item is Chicken Coops Designed out of experience in caring for our own hens and producing eggs in the most cost effective manner. We build the basic shell; equip it with a light; put in hangers for feeder and waterer use wire hardware mesh attached with fence staples securely to 2x2 window frames to make it predator resistant; add some egg layer boxes; and put it under a metal roof - all at a price that is about the only thing the others obviously find hard to imitate. You paint or vinyl side the exterior in a color to match your taste, and seal the floor, toss in some wood chips and the birds, and enjoy producing your own eggs."

If he is in your ideal proximity for pick up or delivery, please do consider him for your chicken coops. And no, I do not get a discount for my post. His price for what all the great things you get is enough for me to say "He deserves to be spotlighted!". Just want to share this fantastic source and support the "little guy" as much as we can. 

He had  a spot at the local Fair, showing a few of his coops

We placed our order for pick up on the 15th of March. Jim, the owner, is going back to school which funds from the selling of this chicken coop venture help support. I feel so much better with our purchase and very happy we sought out a small business to support.

There will be a few customizations of my own doing once it arrives. You'll just have to wait & see how the plans turns out.

Sweet dreams,

~Tammie
** There are a few edits to correct some errors in picture titles. In a correspondence with Jim, He also wrote: "It is amazing how many people are getting chickens in the city.  One home in particular was downtown Cleveland, where the space between the homes was so tight, a coop would not fit through the space to get it in the backyard.  To solve this, I took the coop in pieces and assembled it in the back yard.  'On site builds' are not a regular occurance, but there are some people that get an 'onsite build' as a family activity, and help put it together." 

Thank you Jim for such a fantastic Source & Opportunity for chicken owners {& potentials}. It is so refreshing to find a product built with quality and purposely set at an affordable price with the customer in mind.